However, the market price of sugar will remain unchanged, the Finance ministry says.
Potato tax hike was driven by the domestically grown harvest that will come in to the market, the Finance Ministry added in a statement.
Govt increases taxes on sugar and potatoes
09 September 2015
Sri Lanka increased the import tax on potatoes by 10 rupees per kilogram and commodity levy of imported sugar by 12 rupees today (09).
